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Parents warned over salt in sweet snacks

Sweet foods popular with children can also mask dangerous levels of salt, parents were warned yesterday. Desserts, sweet drinks and snacks, which may on the face of it pose no harm in terms of salt content, can actually carry large amounts of the substance.

Sweet foods popular with children can also mask dangerous levels of salt, parents were warned yesterday.

Desserts, sweet drinks and snacks, which may on the face of it pose no harm in terms of salt content, can actually carry large amounts of the substance.